Hat hanger



Feb. 6, 1940. 5 J PLUMMER I 2,189,677

HAT HANGER Filed March 22, 1939 Patented F ch. 6, 1940 HAT HANGER Sam J. Plummet, Salix, Pa.

Application March 22, 1939, Serial No. 263,538

1 Claim.

Some sporadic efforts have been made to equip hats, especially men and boys hats, with self contained hangers. These efforts have been characterized by certain advantages but all have fallen short of accomplishing the intended purpose and hence were never used commercially. The present invention is an improvement over these pioneer efforts and corrects, it is believed,

the inherent disadvantages of the prior devices.

My invention contemplates the use of object engaging means carried by the hat, simulating some details of the prior art devices, but an object of the invention is to employ means of speciflcally different construction connected to the 16 hat in an especial manner to hold the hat in contiguity to a support with manifest advantages,

in addition to providing a compact and inexpensive hanger.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a hanger engaged to the hat in such a manner that the sweat band and hat band are kept intact yet the hanger is positively secured to the hatand no portion of the hanger will overlap the head engaging surface of the sweat band when the hanger is not in use.

- Other objects of the invention will be apparent from, the following description of the present preferred form of the inventiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing. wherein tached to the hat,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the hanger attached to the hat illustrating its application as applied to a support, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the position of the hanger beneath the hat band when not in use.

To illustrate the application of my invention, a hat 4 of conventional style is illustrated which is provided with an inside band 5 and an outside band 5'. The hat also includes a brim.

The hanger of the present invention consists of an inherently stable object engaging member 6 and an inherently flexible hat engaging memher 1. The object engaging member 6 may be in the form of a hook, the inner terminal of which is provided with an eye through which one end of the flexible member I is engaged for Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the hanger atthe purpose of connecting said members. The opposite end of the member 'I is adapted to be secured to a suitable fastener 8 which may be of the stud and socket type, thefastener being engaged through one side of the hat crown just 5 above the hat bands.

In use, I have found it preferable to make the member 6 of spring steel and the member I of strong silk thread. The length of the thread is co-extensive with the width of the band. This, 10 I have found to be of importance in the present invention since it tends to hold the hat in contiguity to its support, especially when a vertical support, such as a seat back 9 or the like, is employed, as illustrated in Fig. 2. By this arrangel6 ment, the member 6 is held parallel to the hat brim and where a hook is employed, it is preferred that the top of the hook fall just short of the free edge of the brim. The hat is in this way held from casual movement or displacement and in addition the stresses on the hat crown. at the point ofengagement of the hanger, are reduced to a minimum.

When the hanger is not in use, it is completely stowable beneath the inside band 5 without in '2 any way overlapping the surface of the band which comes in contact with the head of the wearer. The construction of the members 6 and I is such that they do not provide a bulk beneath the band and may be employed with no 30 inconvenience to the'user.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in the details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts within the scope of the claim herewith appended.

What is claimed is:

In combination with a hat having an inside band, flexible means anchored to the hat, on the inside of the latter, in close proximity to the band, a support engaging member secured to said 40 means, the length ,of the flexible means being tic-extensive with the width of the band, the length of the support engaging member being substantially co-extensive with the width of the hat brim to maintain the hat in contiguity to its support, said means and member being completely stowable beneath the inside band.

SAM J. PLUMBER, 

